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2 Chronicles 24

KJV 1
Joash was seven years old when he began to reign , and he reigned forty years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Zibiah of Beersheba.
NIV 1
Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother's name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.
KJV 2
And Joash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all the days of Jehoiada the priest.
NIV 2
Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the years of Jehoiada the priest.
KJV 3
And Jehoiada took for him two wives; and he begat sons and daughters.
NIV 3
Jehoiada chose two wives for him, and he had sons and daughters.
KJV 4
And it came to pass after this, that Joash was minded to repair the house of the LORD.
NIV 4
Some time later Joash decided to restore the temple of the LORD.
KJV 5
And he gathered together the priests and the Levites, and said to them, Go out unto the cities of Judah, and gather of all Israel money to repair the house of your God from year to year, and see that ye hasten the matter. Howbeit the Levites hastened it not.
NIV 5
He called together the priests and Levites and said to them, "Go to the towns of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the temple of your God. Do it now." But the Levites did not act at once.
KJV 6
And the king called for Jehoiada the chief, and said unto him, Why hast thou not required of the Levites to bring in out of Judah and out of Jerusalem the collection, according to the commandment of Moses the servant of the LORD, and of the congregation of Israel, for the tabernacle of witness?
NIV 6
Therefore the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest and said to him, "Why haven't you required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?"
KJV 7
For the sons of Athaliah, that wicked woman, had broken up the house of God; and also all the dedicated things of the house of the LORD did they bestow upon Baalim.
NIV 7
Now the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the temple of God and had used even its sacred objects for the Baals.
KJV 8
And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD.
NIV 8
At the king's command, a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the temple of the LORD.
KJV 9
And they made a proclamation through Judah and Jerusalem, to bring in to the LORD the collection that Moses the servant of God laid upon Israel in the wilderness.
NIV 9
A proclamation was then issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they should bring to the LORD the tax that Moses the servant of God had required of Israel in the desert.
KJV 10
And all the princes and all the people rejoiced , and brought in , and cast into the chest, until they had made an end .
NIV 10
All the officials and all the people brought their contributions gladly, dropping them into the chest until it was full.
KJV 11
Now it came to pass, that at what time the chest was brought unto the king's office by the hand of the Levites, and when they saw that there was much money, the king's scribe and the high priest's officer came and emptied the chest, and took it, and carried it to his place again . Thus they did day by day, and gathered money in abundance.
NIV 11
Whenever the chest was brought in by the Levites to the king's officials and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this regularly and collected a great amount of money.
KJV 12
And the king and Jehoiada gave it to such as did the work of the service of the house of the LORD, and hired masons and carpenters to repair the house of the LORD, and also such as wrought iron and brass to mend the house of the LORD.
NIV 12
The king and Jehoiada gave it to the men who carried out the work required for the temple of the LORD. They hired masons and carpenters to restore the LORD's temple, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the temple.
KJV 13
So the workmen wrought , and the work was perfected by them, and they set the house of God in his state, and strengthened it.
NIV 13
The men in charge of the work were diligent, and the repairs progressed under them. They rebuilt the temple of God according to its original design and reinforced it.
KJV 14
And when they had finished it, they brought the rest of the money before the king and Jehoiada, whereof were made vessels for the house of the LORD, even vessels to minister, and to offer withal, and spoons, and vessels of gold and silver. And they offered burnt offerings in the house of the LORD continually all the days of Jehoiada.
NIV 14
When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the LORD's temple: articles for the service and for the burnt offerings, and also dishes and other objects of gold and silver. As long as Jehoiada lived, burnt offerings were presented continually in the temple of the LORD.
KJV 15
But Jehoiada waxed old , and was full of days when he died ; an hundred and thirty years old was he when he died.
NIV 15
Now Jehoiada was old and full of years, and he died at the age of a hundred and thirty.
KJV 16
And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house.
NIV 16
He was buried with the kings in the City of David, because of the good he had done in Israel for God and his temple.
KJV 17
Now after the death of Jehoiada came the princes of Judah, and made obeisance to the king. Then the king hearkened unto them.
NIV 17
After the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
KJV 18
And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.
NIV 18
They abandoned the temple of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and worshiped Asherah poles and idols. Because of their guilt, God's anger came upon Judah and Jerusalem.
KJV 19
Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear .
NIV 19
Although the LORD sent prophets to the people to bring them back to him, and though they testified against them, they would not listen.
KJV 20
And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the LORD, that ye cannot prosper ? because ye have forsaken the LORD, he hath also forsaken you.
NIV 20
Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, "This is what God says: 'Why do you disobey the LORD's commands? You will not prosper. Because you have forsaken the LORD, he has forsaken you.' "
KJV 21
And they conspired against him, and stoned him with stones at the commandment of the king in the court of the house of the LORD.
NIV 21
But they plotted against him, and by order of the king they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the LORD's temple.
KJV 22
Thus Joash the king remembered not the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but slew his son. And when he died, he said , The LORD look upon it, and require it.
NIV 22
King Joash did not remember the kindness Zechariah's father Jehoiada had shown him but killed his son, who said as he lay dying, "May the LORD see this and call you to account."
KJV 23
And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him: and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destroyed all the princes of the people from among the people, and sent all the spoil of them unto the king of Damascus.
NIV 23
At the turn of the year, the army of Aram marched against Joash; it invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the people. They sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.
KJV 24
For the army of the Syrians came with a small company of men, and the LORD delivered a very great host into their hand, because they had forsaken the LORD God of their fathers. So they executed judgment against Joash.
NIV 24
Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hands a much larger army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.
KJV 25
And when they were departed from him, (for they left him in great diseases,) his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and slew him on his bed, and he died : and they buried him in the city of David, but they buried him not in the sepulchres of the kings.
NIV 25
When the Arameans withdrew, they left Joash severely wounded. His officials conspired against him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
KJV 26
And these are they that conspired against him; Zabad the son of Shimeath an Ammonitess, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrith a Moabitess.
NIV 26
Those who conspired against him were Zabad, son of Shimeath an Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad, son of Shimrith a Moabite woman.
KJV 27
Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of the burdens laid upon him, and the repairing of the house of God, behold, they are written in the story of the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.
NIV 27
The account of his sons, the many prophecies about him, and the record of the restoration of the temple of God are written in the annotations on the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son succeeded him as king.

New International Version

2 Chronicles 24

NIV 1
Joash was seven years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem forty years. His mother's name was Zibiah; she was from Beersheba.
NIV 2
Joash did what was right in the eyes of the LORD all the years of Jehoiada the priest.
NIV 3
Jehoiada chose two wives for him, and he had sons and daughters.
NIV 4
Some time later Joash decided to restore the temple of the LORD.
NIV 5
He called together the priests and Levites and said to them, "Go to the towns of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the temple of your God. Do it now." But the Levites did not act at once.
NIV 6
Therefore the king summoned Jehoiada the chief priest and said to him, "Why haven't you required the Levites to bring in from Judah and Jerusalem the tax imposed by Moses the servant of the LORD and by the assembly of Israel for the Tent of the Testimony?"
NIV 7
Now the sons of that wicked woman Athaliah had broken into the temple of God and had used even its sacred objects for the Baals.
NIV 8
At the king's command, a chest was made and placed outside, at the gate of the temple of the LORD.
NIV 9
A proclamation was then issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they should bring to the LORD the tax that Moses the servant of God had required of Israel in the desert.
NIV 10
All the officials and all the people brought their contributions gladly, dropping them into the chest until it was full.
NIV 11
Whenever the chest was brought in by the Levites to the king's officials and they saw that there was a large amount of money, the royal secretary and the officer of the chief priest would come and empty the chest and carry it back to its place. They did this regularly and collected a great amount of money.
NIV 12
The king and Jehoiada gave it to the men who carried out the work required for the temple of the LORD. They hired masons and carpenters to restore the LORD's temple, and also workers in iron and bronze to repair the temple.
NIV 13
The men in charge of the work were diligent, and the repairs progressed under them. They rebuilt the temple of God according to its original design and reinforced it.
NIV 14
When they had finished, they brought the rest of the money to the king and Jehoiada, and with it were made articles for the LORD's temple: articles for the service and for the burnt offerings, and also dishes and other objects of gold and silver. As long as Jehoiada lived, burnt offerings were presented continually in the temple of the LORD.
NIV 15
Now Jehoiada was old and full of years, and he died at the age of a hundred and thirty.
NIV 16
He was buried with the kings in the City of David, because of the good he had done in Israel for God and his temple.
NIV 17
After the death of Jehoiada, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.
NIV 18
They abandoned the temple of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and worshiped Asherah poles and idols. Because of their guilt, God's anger came upon Judah and Jerusalem.
NIV 19
Although the LORD sent prophets to the people to bring them back to him, and though they testified against them, they would not listen.
NIV 20
Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest. He stood before the people and said, "This is what God says: 'Why do you disobey the LORD's commands? You will not prosper. Because you have forsaken the LORD, he has forsaken you.' "
NIV 21
But they plotted against him, and by order of the king they stoned him to death in the courtyard of the LORD's temple.
NIV 22
King Joash did not remember the kindness Zechariah's father Jehoiada had shown him but killed his son, who said as he lay dying, "May the LORD see this and call you to account."
NIV 23
At the turn of the year, the army of Aram marched against Joash; it invaded Judah and Jerusalem and killed all the leaders of the people. They sent all the plunder to their king in Damascus.
NIV 24
Although the Aramean army had come with only a few men, the LORD delivered into their hands a much larger army. Because Judah had forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, judgment was executed on Joash.
NIV 25
When the Arameans withdrew, they left Joash severely wounded. His officials conspired against him for murdering the son of Jehoiada the priest, and they killed him in his bed. So he died and was buried in the City of David, but not in the tombs of the kings.
NIV 26
Those who conspired against him were Zabad, son of Shimeath an Ammonite woman, and Jehozabad, son of Shimrith a Moabite woman.
NIV 27
The account of his sons, the many prophecies about him, and the record of the restoration of the temple of God are written in the annotations on the book of the kings. And Amaziah his son succeeded him as king.